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- Introductory Algebra: An Applied Approach, 7th Edition
- ISBN-10: 0618503072 ISBN-13: 9780618503070
- 672 Pages Paperback
- ©2006 Published
- College Bookstore Wholesale Price = $158.25
- With its complete, interactive, objective-based approach, Introductory Algebra: An Applied Approach, is a best-seller in this market. The Seventh Edition provides mathematically sound and comprehensive coverage of the topics considered essential in a beginning algebra course. An Instructor's Annotated Edition features a comprehensive selection of instructor support materials. The Aufmann Interactive Method is incorporated throughout the text, ensuring that students interact with and master the concepts as they are presented. This approach is especially important in the context of rapidly growing distance-learning and self-paced laboratory situations.
- Study Tips margin notes provide point-of-use advice and refer students back to the AIM for Success preface for support where appropriate.
- Integrating Technology (formerly Calculator Notes) margin notes provide suggestions for using a calculator in certain situations. For added support and quick reference, a scientific calculator screen is displayed on the inside back cover of the text.
- Aufmann Interactive Method (AIM) Every section objective contains one or more sets of matched-pair examples that encourage students to interact with the text. The first example in each set is completely worked out; the second example, called 'You Try It,' is for the student to work. By solving the You Try It, students practice concepts as they are presented in the text. Complete worked-out solutions to these examples in an appendix enable students to check their solutions and obtain immediate reinforcement of the concept. While similar texts offer only final answers to examples, the Aufmann texts' complete solutions help students identify their mistakes and prevent frustration.
- Integrated learning system organized by objectives. Each chapter begins with a list of learning objectives that form the framework for a complete learning system. The objectives are woven throughout the text (in Exercises, Chapter Tests, and Cumulative Reviews) and also connect the text with the print and multimedia ancillaries. This results in a seamless, easy-to-navigate learning system.
- AIM for Success Student Preface explains what is required of a student to be successful and demonstrates how the features in the text foster student success. AIM for Success can be used as a lesson on the first day of class or as a project for students to complete. The Instructor's Resource Manual offers suggestions for teaching this lesson. Study Tip margin notes throughout the text also refer students back to the Student Preface for advice.
- Prep Tests at the beginning of each chapter help students prepare for the upcoming material by testing them on prerequisite material learned in preceding chapters. The answers to these questions can be found in the Answer Appendix, along with a reference (except for chapter 1) to the objective from which the question was taken, which encourages students who miss a question to review the objective.
- Extensive use of applications that use real source data shows students the value of mathematics as a real-life tool.
- Focus on Problem Solving section at the end of each chapter introduces students to various problem-solving strategies. Students are encouraged to write their own strategies and draw diagrams in order to find solutions. These strategies are integrated throughout the text. Several open-ended problems are included, resulting in more than one right answer and strengthening problem-solving skills.
- Unique Verbal/Mathematical connection is achieved by simultaneously introducing a verbal phrase with a mathematical operation. Exercises following the presentation of a new operation require that students make a connection between a phrase and a mathematical process.
- Projects and Group Activities at the end of each chapter offer ideas for cooperative learning. Ideal as extra-credit assignments, these projects cover various aspects of mathematics, including the use of calculators, collecting data from the Internet, data analysis, and extended applications.
- Eduspace helps instructors take the proven Aufmann Interactive Method to the next level. Eduspace provides instructors with online courses and content in multiple disciplines. By pairing the widely recognized tools of Blackboard with high-quality, text-specific content from Houghton Mifflin, Eduspace makes it easy for instructors to create all or part of a course online. Homework exercises, quizzes, tests, tutorials, and supplemental study materials all come ready to use. Instructors can choose to use the content as is, modify it, or even add their own. Students using Eduspace can review and reinforce concepts with interactive tutorials, prepare for tests using practice exercises, and access all material 24 hours a day.
- The Instructor's Annotated Edition features a reduced version of the student text with point-of-use instructor resources in the margins. These include Instructor Notes, In-Class Examples, Concept Checks, Discuss the Concepts, Optional Student Activities, Quick Quizzes, Answers to Writing Exercises, and Suggested Assignments, as well as lists of new or review Vocabulary/Symbols/Formulas/Rules/Properties/Equations. Answers to all exercises are also provided.
- Richard N. Aufmann
- Richard Aufmann is Professor of Mathematics at Palomar College in California. He is the lead author of two best-selling developmental math series, a best-selling college algebra and trigonometry series, as well as several derivative math texts. The Aufmann name is highly recognized and respected among college mathematics faculty.
- Vernon C. Barker
- Vernon Barker has retired from Palomar College where he was Professor of Mathematics. He is a co-author on the majority of Aufmann texts, including the best-selling developmental paperback series.
- Joanne S. Lockwood
- Joanne Lockwood is co-author with Dick Aufmann on the hardback developmental series, Business Mathematics, Algebra with Trigonometry for College Students, and numerous software ancillaries that accompany Aufmann titles. She is also the co-author of Mathematical Excursions with Aufmann.
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Note: Each chapter begins with a Prep Test and concludes with a Summary, Review Exercises, and Test. Chapters 2-6 are followed by Cumulative Review Exercises.
1. Prealgebra Review
Section 1.1 Introduction to Integers
Section 1.2 Addition and Subtraction of Integers
Section 1.3 Multiplication and Division of Integers
Section 1.4 Exponents and the Order of Operations Agreement
Section 1.5 Factoring Numbers and Prime Factorization
Section 1.6 Addition and Subtraction of Rational Numbers
Section 1.7 Multiplication and Division of Rational Numbers
Section 1.8 Concepts from Geometry
Focus on Problem Solving: Inductive Reasoning
Projects and Group Activities: The +/- Key on a Calculator
2. Variable Expressions
Section 2.1 Evaluating Variable Expressions
Section 2.2 Simplifying Variable Expressions
Section 2.3 Translating Verbal Expressions into Variable Expressions
Focus on Problem Solving: From Concrete to Abstract
Projects and Group Activities: Prime and Composite Numbers
3. Solving Equations
Section 3.1 Introduction to Equations
Section 3.2 General Equations--Part I
Section 3.3 General Equations--Part II
Section 3.4 Translating Sentences into Equations
Section 3.5 Geometry Problems
Section 3.6 Mixture and Uniform Motion Problems
Focus on Problem Solving: Trial-and-Error Approach to Problem Solving
Projects and Group Activities: Nielsen Ratings
4. Polynomials
Section 4.1 Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials
Section 4.2 Multiplication of Monomials
Section 4.3 Multiplication of Polynomials
Section 4.4 Integer Exponents and Scientific Notation
Section 4.5 Division of Polynomials
Focus on Problem Solving: Dimensional Analysis
Projects and Group Activities: Diagramming the Square of a Binomial
5. Factoring
Section 5.1 Common Factors
Section 5.2 Factoring Polynomials of the Form x2 + bx + c
Section 5.3 Factoring Polynomials of the Form ax2 + bx + c
Section 5.4 Special Factoring
Section 5.5 Solving Equations
Focus on Problem Solving: Making a Table
Projects and Group Activities: Evaluating Polynomials Using a Graphing Calculator
6. Rational Expressions
Section 6.1 Multiplication and Division of Rational Expressions
Section 6.2 Expressing Fractions in Terms of the Least Common Multiple (LCM)
Section 6.3 Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions
Section 6.4 Complex Fractions
Section 6.5 Solving Equations Containing Fractions
Section 6.6 Ratio and Proportion
Section 6.7 Literal Equations
Section 6.8 Application Problems
Focus on Problem Solving: Negations and If. . .then Sentences
Projects and Group Activities: Intensity of Illumination
7. Linear Equations in Two Variables
Section 7.1 The Rectangular Coordinate System
Section 7.2 Linear Equations in Two Variables
Section 7.3 Intercepts and Slopes of Straight Lines
Section 7.4 Equations of Straight Lines
Focus on Problem Solving: Counterexamples
Projects and Group Activities: Graphing Linear Equations with a Graphing Utility
8. Systems of Linear Equations
Section 8.1 Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Graphing
Section 8.2 Solving Systems of Linear Equations by the Substitution Method
Section 8.3 Solving Systems of Equations by the Addition Method
Section 8.4 Application Problems in Two Variables
Focus on Problem Solving: Using a Table and Searching for a Pattern
Projects and Group Activities: Finding a Pattern
9. Inequalities
Section 9.1 Sets
Section 9.2 The Addition and Multiplication Properties of Inequalities
Section 9.3 General Inequalities
Section 9.4 Graphing Linear Inequalities
Focus on Problem Solving: Graphing Data
Projects and Group Activities: Mean and Standard Deviation
10. Radical Expressions
Section 10.1 Introduction to Radical Expressions
Section 10.2 Addition and Subtraction of Radical Expressions
Section 10.3 Multiplication and Division of Radical Expressions
Section 10.4 Solving Equations Containing Radical Expressions
Focus on Problem Solving: Deductive Reasoning
Projects and Group Activities: Distance to the Horizon
11. Quadratic Equations
Section 11.1 Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring or by Taking Square Roots
Section 11.2 Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square
Section 11.3 Solving Quadratic Equations By Using the Quadratic Formula
Section 11.4 Graphing Quadratic Equations in Two Variables
Section 11.5 Application Problems
Focus on Problem Solving: Algebraic Manipulation and Graphing Techniques
Projects and Group Activities: Graphical Solutions of Quadratic Equations
Instructor Supplements
- All supplements have been updated in coordination with the Main title.
Please see Main title page for new to this edition information.
- Annotated Instructor's Edition(ISBN-10: 0618506829 | ISBN-13: 9780618506828)
- Features a reduced version of the student text with point-of-use instructor resources in the margins. These include Instructor Notes, In-Class Examples, Concept Checks, Discuss the Concepts, Optional Student Activities, Quick Quizzes, Answers to Writing Exercises, and Suggested Assignments, as well as lists of new or review Vocabulary/Symbols/Formulas/Rules/Properties/Equations. Answers to all exercises are also provided.
- DVD (ISBN-10: 0618520368 | ISBN-13: 9780618520367)
- Hosted by Dana Mosely, these professionally produced, text-specific DVDs cover all sections of the text, providing an alternative for review or independent study.
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- HM Testing with ClassPrep (ISBN-10: 0618520317 | ISBN-13: 9780618520312)
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- HM Testing with ClassPrep (Diploma) (ISBN-10: 0618691030 | ISBN-13: 9780618691036)
- This package includes both HM ClassPrep and HM Testing. It allows an instructor to access both lecture aids and testing software in one place. These components cannot be ordered separately.
- Instructional Videos (ISBN-10: 061852035X | ISBN-13: 9780618520350)
- Hosted by Dana Mosely, these professionally produced videos cover all sections of the text, offering a valuable alternative for classroom instruction.
- Instructor's Resource Manual with Testing (ISBN-10: 0618520295 | ISBN-13: 9780618520299)
- Contains ready-to-use printed Chapter Tests. Eight printed tests (in two formats: free response and multiple-choice) are provided for each chapter. These tests are available on the HM ClassPrep CD-ROM and can be downloaded from our web site. The Instructor's Resource Manual also includes suggestions for presenting the AIM for Success Student Preface as a lesson and suggested course sequences.
- Instructor's Solutions Manual (ISBN-10: 0618506837 | ISBN-13: 9780618506835)
- Contains complete worked-out solutions to all exercises in the text.
- Practice Sheets (ISBN-10: 0618895213 | ISBN-13: 9780618895212)
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- Student Solutions Manual (ISBN-10: 0618520287 | ISBN-13: 9780618520282)
- Contains complete worked-out solutions to all exercises in the text.
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Student Supplements
- All supplements have been updated in coordination with the Main title.
Please see Main title page for new to this edition information.
- Practice Sheets (ISBN-10: 0618895213 | ISBN-13: 9780618895212)
- List Price = $7.95
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- College Bookstore Wholesale Price = $6.25
- Student Solutions Manual(ISBN-10: 0618520287 | ISBN-13: 9780618520282)
- Contains complete worked-out solutions to all exercises in the text.
- List Price = $73.95
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